> >Thank you Ronnn! Religion is a crutch. Surprise!!!
I replied:
> Crutch? I believe the phrase you were looking for is, "useful tool."
Erik responded:
A crutch is only a useful tool if part(s) of your body is disabled.
In depression, part of the normal chemical processing of the brain *is* disabled. One common category of drugs used to treat depression is SSRIs (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors). Normally, a neuron sends a chemical signal to another neuron in part by releasing serotonin. Some of that serotonin is taken up by the receiving neuron, and some is reabsorbed into the sending neuron. In some depressed people, the sending neuron reabsorbs or re-uptakes too much of that serotonin, and SSRIs are a useful chemical tool to reduce the amount of serotonin that can be reabsorbed.
The article said that religion is another useful tool in fighting depression.
Reggie Bautista
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